Gas prices drop slightly in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.54 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has increased 1.8 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.65, according to GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 12.7 cents a gallon higher than a year ago and are 6.6 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has increased 2.6 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 3.7 cents higher than one year ago.
“The national average has stayed relatively flat for the last month, but that appears to be over, as the escalating situation in Iraq takes hold and drives crude oil and retail gasoline prices higher,” said GasBuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan. “Although the situation is still in its early stages, motorists should be ready for higher gasoline prices if the situation in Iraq threatens the ability of Iraq to export crude oil.”
Economic developers draft St. Augustine exec
ATLANTA — The trade group of industrial recruiters has picked a new president who’s been in their shoes in trying to woo employers to Savannah and Augusta.
The Georgia Economic Developers Association announced Monday it selected Kevin Shea to serve as president and CEO.
Shea is associate vice president of investments at Raymond James in St. Augustine, Fla., and previously held senior posts for the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Savannah Economic Development Authority, including serving a term as SEDA’s volunteer president.
“I am so happy to be back home among old friends, but I am mostly excited to take the helm of one of the leading organizations for economic development professionals in the southeastern U.S.,” he said.
The organization reached its 50-year milestone last year. Former President Mike Pennington resigned in January.
Armstrong students support Goodwill
Armstrong Atlantic State University students living on campus donated nearly 10 tons of unused items to Goodwill and Second Harvest at the end of the spring 2014 semester.
The university’s facility services department placed Goodwill donation bins outside the student housing areas during the move-out period from May 5-16.
Katie Twining, director of facility services, said 727 donors contributed 13,825 pounds of useable donations, 5,400 pounds of recyclable material and 385 pounds of canned and dry foods for First Harvest.